Anti-rebel protestors attack French embassy in CAR
Some protestors accuse France of backing the rebels while others demand French forces help fight off the rebel push
CAR rebels seize central town, defying foreign troops
The fall of the town comes hours after the Seleka rebel alliance said they would suspend their push and means they now have a firm grip on the north and east of the fragile nation
Ethnicity and ICC cases heat up Kenya presidential race
"In Africa, democracy is about ethnic arithmetic not ideology" - head of reconciliation agency
Somali pirates release longest-held hostages after 33 months
The sailors aboard Panama-flagged MV Iceberg 1, from the Philippines, India, Yemen, Sudan, Ghana and Pakistan, were held for longer than any other hostages in the power of the pirates
Central African Republic rebels in defiance, seize another town
Regional heads of state have demanded the rebels pull back their forces to original positions and accept talks with the government within a week